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J.G.TUD0R. CYCLE LAMP AND SUPPORT.

No. 529,885. Patented N088?, 1894.

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J. G. TUDOR. CYCLE LAMP AND STIPIPORI.V

No. 529,885.v Y Patented Nov. 27, 1894.

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J. 0.TUD0R. GYGLE LAMP AND SUPPORT.

No. 529,885. Patented Nov. 27, 1894.

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PATENT OFFICE.

'.IoIINr o. TUDOR, or BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

CYCLE-LAM PAN'D SUPPORT.

srEcIrIcA'rIoN forming part ef Lettere Patent No. 529,855, dated November 27, 1894.

Application fuea Mey 25,1394..`

.To all whom it may concern: l j I `Be it known that I,- JOHN C. TUDOR, of Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, have iuand Supporting Devices Therefor; and I do hereby declare the following when taken in connection with accompanying drawings and the letters of reference marked thereon, to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, and which said drawings constitute" part of this specification, and represent, in-fl Figure 1, aview in elevation of the lamp supported upon the steering head, which may be that of a safety bicycle or of a tricyclegFig. 2, a similar front view of the lamp and supi porting device. Fig. 3 is a vertical section on the line 1-1 of Fig. l. Fig. 4 is an inside vertical view of a lamp out in two online 2-2 of Fig. 5. Fig. 5 is an elevational viewof a modification ofthe lamp. Fig. 6 isa rearv elevation of the lamp in Fig. 5 showing' the locking mechanism.` Fig. 7 is a detail'or section of the clamp for securing the lampsupport upon the steering head. Fig. 8 is a detail of the locking nut section on line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

The invention relates to improvements in cycle lamps and supportingdevices therefor, the object being to produce alamp of simple, compact, and cheap construction adapted to carry, in proportion to itssize a large quantity of oiland to be readily taken apart and cleaned. f

A further object of the invention is to provide a simple supporting device which will securely support the lamp andl cushion it against the vibration of the machine.

With these ends in view my invention consists in a cycle lamp and a supporting device therefor having certain details of construction and combination of parts as will be here inafter described and pointed out in the claims.

Under my invention the lamp A shown in Fig. 1 is provided with a detachable front A containing a lens aadapted to magnify the B, the central or body portion C and hood D and a pocket E made integral with the body O adapted to contain the oil cup F. Made erably constructed of black lead, known to serai No.' 512,555. die model.)

Athe trade as the Acme Reflector. It will thus be seenthat the parts are readily dissembled, which is a' great advantage to those handling the same.v The tank is provided with the usual burner b containing the laterally extending rod c lwith milled head d for adjusting the Wick.'

The lamp or tank andburner are securely supported within the body C by springs e and j", the spring e being secured to the pocketE and the spring f being secured and regulated by a screw g'engaging a lug h secured to the pocket E.' r lVhen it is desired to remove the oil cup, the screw g is loosened and the spring f thrown aside and the cup is raised bodily, the rod c riding in the vertical slot c' and then drawn rearwardly through slot lo, the union being of the well known bayonet joint form. In the construction shown in moditications Figs. 4, 5, and 6 the lamp differs from the one just described in that the lens is of the bulls eye form, and is rigidly secured to the front, the lamp being openedfrom the rear only. One feature of this lamp is the simplicity with which the rear part, or more properly speaking, cover B can be removed and also secured. To accomplish this I provide a wire clamp H made of spring wire, and which consists of two arms bent parallel and their extreme ends abutting and securely held within an eye m exteriorlyj'secured tothe casing, or

body C. To the opposite side of said casing lis secured exteriorly a hasp 10 with a bowed part p.

Centrally of the parallel arms or clamp H the Wire is bowed, or bent in semi-.circular form h', the concave part of said bowed center being oppositely arranged thereby presenting a yielding clamp adapted to receive and securely hold the ordinary hood, or cover b.

' Thus it will be seen that the part or cover B may be entirely removed frointhe lamp or casing C, orA swing thereon as a door. The end h2 of the clamp H is 'adapted to Vengage the bowed or raised part pof the hasp p and be securely held Ain contact therewith ,by a key being passed (between the under side of the raised part pand the clamp H against its end h2.

The construction regarding the oil receptacle, the manner of securing and removing IOO the same from the casing C differs in Figs. 4 and from that described in relation to Fig. 3. In this instance the oil cup .I is semi-circular in form at the bottom thereof, and of the contour of the interior of said casing, said cup being provided with the usual burner b2. Secured to the back of said cup is a leaf spring e formed with an arm or bend c2. When the cup is placed in position the arm e2 engages the upper surface of the burner b2 and securely holds said burner against vertical movement said burner being hinged to the cup F' at f2. At the bottom of the oil cup F is secured a screw threaded projection r, extending at right angles therefrom and adapted to receive a winged nuts. At the bottom of the casing O is an oblong slot L for the passage therethrough ot' said screw-threaded projection r. Projecting laterally from the burner is a rod c provided with a removable milled head cl3 if preferred. Said rod c serves the double purpose of operating the usual wick adjusting gear and also as a means of preventing the oiltank from lateral or rocking motion. Vhen it is desired to remove the cup for the purpose of supplying oil, the milled head cl3 and nut s are removed from the rod c and projection o respectively, and said cup is given a lateral swing or turn in a direction opposite from the rod c', causing projection r to travel in slot and rod c to clear the opening c3 in the side of the casing or body C. 1/ y are openings for supplying air to the burner.

In order that the jar to the lamp caused by the vibration of the machine may be reduced to a minimum, and that the lamp A may be readily and quickly adjusted in position to lengthen or shorten the range of the light, and also to prevent the lamp from violent motion or turning over in case of the machine striking an obstruction or coming to a sudden stop, I have devised a novel device consisting of a clamp, cushioning springs, and lock nut which I will now proceed to describe.

J represents a clamp constructed of two jaws secured together by two threaded bolts. This clamp differs from the usual clamp of this class in that the jaws are entirely divisible and adapted to accommodate any sized steering head. Extending laterally from each jaw is an arm j4 containing an orifice j. Rods K screw-threaded at one end and provided with a flattened head 7c at the other, serves as a means of supporting the lamp holder, the screw-threaded end of these rods being passed through the perforations 7'5 and securely held thereat by nu ts in the usual manner. Secured upon the exterior of either side of the oil tank pocket E or the casing or body C is a lug L, containing a perforation Z.

M represents the supporting rods. These rods are made screw-threaded at each end and bent centrally so that the ends from arms m and m extend at right angles. The arm m that assumes a vertical position when at- 'cached to a cycle is provided with a shoulder m2 adapted to support a spiral spring n.

lVhen the parts are assembled the spiral spring fn is slipped over the arm m. The threaded end of said arm fm, is then passed from the under side through the perforation Z ofthe lug L. A nut m3 is then-screwed upon the end of arm m, the tension of spring n being regulated by the nut m3. Upon the end ot' arm m a nut m4 is screwed, then a washer m5 is slipped on and tinally a lock nut m6. Between the washer m5 and lock nut'm6 is placed the flattened head 7s of the rod K. This flattened head 7a is formed into a claw by a slot k2 of suiiicient width to admit snugly the arm 'in'. Upon the face of the nut m6 is a lug o which engages the slot 7a2 as shown in Fig. S. Vhen the parts are thus assembled and the lug 0 is in the slot 7a2 the parts are then. irmly clamped together by turning nut m4 against Washer m5, driving said washer into engagement with head 7c.

From the above it will readily be seen that when the rider desires to lengthen or shorten the range of his light, he has only to loosen nut m4 adjust by hand the lamp to the proper angle and then by a simple turn tighten nut 'm4 back into engagement with the washer m5 and claw head 7s.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that in carrying out my invention some changes from the exact forms herein shown and described may be made. I would therefore have it understood that I do not limit myself to such forms, but hold myself at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of my invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. A cycle lamp of cylindrical form, an oil cup shaped to the contour of the interior of said lamp, a burner hinged to said cup and means consisting of a bolt, or threaded rod projecting at right angles from the bottom of said cup, and a lateral arm or bar projecting from said burner and extending through the casing of said lamp for securely holding said cup in position substantially as described.

2. The combinationwith a cycle lamp of a supporting device, comprising a clamp adapted to engage the steering head of a cycle, rods or arms projecting oppositely from said clamp perforationsf in said arms, rods K projecting from said arms and secured thereto through said perforations, a fiattened clawshaped head la on the opposite end of said rod, angle shaped rods M adapted to support upon one end a spiral spring for directly supporting the lamp, and upon the other end screw-threaded to receive nuts, and the claw head 7c whereby when the nuts are screwed toward each other the head is clamped therebetween and the lamp rigidly secured substantially as described.

3. The combination with a cycle lamp, a supporting device therefor consisting of oppositely arranged anglerods, adapted to pron ject upon either side of said lamp, spiral looking said parts, a clamp consisting of two springs placed thereon adapted to receive and semi-circularj aws adapted to embrace a steercushion the lamp, the lower end of said rods ing head of a cycle and supporting at right being screw-threaded, a nut m4 and a Washer angles therefrom the rod or bar K, whereby r 5 5 m5 placed thereon, a bar K with a claw 7c conthe lamp may bc adjusted to dilerent angles taining a slot k2 adapted to receive said and rigidly locked thereat, substantially as threaded rod and a nut fmG provided With a described.

lug o screwed upon the exterior'Y end of said JOHN C. TUDOR. threaded rod whereby when the nuts are Witnesses: r o screwed toward each other, the lug o engages ELMER KNATZ,

the slot 7a2 in the flattened head 7c thereby JOHN F. MERCER, 

